Writing a diary entry of a Roman Soldier

Writing a diary entry of a Roman Soldier

Think of a journey you have been on. When you went on that journey : Talk to your partner How did you get there? What did you take? What did you see?

round When Roman soldiers went on a march, this is what they wore and carried thick wooden long metal short woollen heavy curved leather As a roman soldier, can you describe what you wear and carry? What I find most tiring is. . . . . . What protects me most is. . . . . .

Write some sentences about the armour you wear and the weapons that you carry who does what to what where I carry a curved wooden shield on my arm wear carry a. . . sword some. . . armour on. . . under. . . over. . . when. . . why because. . .

Use the table to describe what you wear and carry armour wear a I carry some metal helmet to protect me. wooden tunic to keep me warm. leather shield when I’m fighting. woollen sword on my feet. javelin on my head. sandals

The Commander ‘s orders to the Centurions Read the text and highlight what happened each day We are going to get to London in 6 days. Very soon you are going to be leaving the ship, marching through the billowing waves, through the seaweed up the beach and shingle onto dry land. You will encounter a village, but don’t upset the villagers. You will have a third and fourth day of marching along a long road. The road will be paved and straight. On the fifth day you will get to a place at the banks of the river where you can ford it. On the last day you will then march on and finally arrive at the walls of London.

Our march to Londinium Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6

Describe what you saw on the way waves large muddy beach cold straight long shallow Celtic wide brick sandy road high rolling walls river village What did you see? I saw a / some __________

What we thought The sand from the beach was uncomfortable inside my leather sandals. The villagers didn’t seem pleased to see us. Still raining. I felt exhausted. I felt Arrived at last! It took a long time wading across the river. Add some of your own thoughts. I wish we were in Londinium Constant drizzle all day long.

Complete a diary entry for one day of your march Day. . . . day What I did What I saw What I thought What I wished for How I felt

Diary framework Day 1 (. . day ) Day 2 ( ) Day 3( ) Day 4( ) Day 5( ) Day 6( )

Can you use your diary entries to plan a recount on the framework. Choose a time phrase for each new day on your march.

The commander told us that we would. . . . . . . . . . . . . When On the first day which was. . . day On the second day. . . The next day. . . On. . . . day On the third day. . For the whole of the third day. . . A day later. . . On. . . day On the fourth day. . . For a second day. . On. . . day On the fifth day. . . On. . . . day Five days after leaving. . . Three days after meeting. . . On the sixth day. . . Six days after leaving. . . On. . . day On the final day of our march. . . The best part of the march was. . . The worst part of the march was. . . What I did What I thought My recount